Best Particulate Media Podcasts (2025)

1
Discussions About Lithium with Dr. Alissa Kendall 31:51

Play Pause

1h ago31:51

31:51

Welcome back to The Environmental Review Podcast. I’m today’s episode, we’re diving into one of the biggest questions facing the future of clean energy: Where will all the lithium come from? To help us unpack this pressing question, I’m joined by Dr. Alissa Kendall — a leading voice in environmental engineering and sustainability. She’s the Ray B. …

1
Day 66 Clarifies The Rules 2:51

22h ago2:51

2:51

The Rules, which I am making up as I go along, get another update.

1
Day 65 Loves You And Wants You To Know 3:06

6h ago3:06

3:06

If you're listening to this, I'm glad to have you in my life. <3

1
Away Mission to Highlander! 1:31:18

4h ago1:31:18

1:31:18

This week we are taking a break from Star Trek Enterprise and instead going on an away mission to visit the 1986 movie Highlander. Jamie flat out refused to watch the movie, so instead, Bill and our special guest John Stephen King (who you may know as the voice of our computer) explain all of Highlander to a baffled Maria and Jamie. Image Reference…

1
Day 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 6:00

1d ago6:00

6:00

Speaking of being wrong, I said that 64 was 2 to the fifth power, but it's actually 2 to the sixth. A confident purveyor of misinformation is me. The interesting and informative The Devil You Know is a CBC podcast: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/2054-the-devil-you-know-with-sarah-marshall

1
Day 63 Senses A Pattern 2:22

1d ago2:22

2:22

Redundant repetition anyone?

1
Every Day For Two Months 3:25

10h ago3:25

3:25

I spent my two month podiversary in a not particularly fun but fairly lucrative way.

1
Day 61 Is Here For The Ambience 1:39

5d ago1:39

1:39

A sonic snapshot of my day delivering packages.

1
Day 60 Isn't Infectious (Yet) 3:50

16h ago3:50

3:50

If you want to see a picture of our foster kitty, visit https://bsky.app/profile/genvexed.bsky.social/post/3m6cg5bap2s24

1
Day 59 Makes A Move 1:07

23h ago1:07

1:07

I did a thing today. Hopefully it will make my day job a little more manageable.

1
Day 58 Is Universally Basic 2:26

4h ago2:26

2:26

For-profit healthcare is perhaps the best example of fatally misaligned incentives in the history of everything.

1
Second Contact: Smug Criminals! 41:03

7d ago41:03

41:03

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 17 “Canamar.” now that Jamie and Maria have watched it and have a lot of thoughts about this Star Trek version of ConAir (ConAirMar?). Also, in everyone’s favorite segment, Mammary Alpha, we learn about the absolutely bananas Memory Alpha page for “ball…

1
That'll Do, Day 57 1:00

4h ago1:00

1:00

Sometimes showing up is all you can do, and that's enough.

1
Day 56 Shares Its Territory 3:40

6d ago3:40

3:40

We're cat-sitting, and it's making me fur-losophical.

1
Day 55 Receives Its Comeuppance 2:01

1d ago2:01

2:01

I can't always remember to eat lunch when I'm home by myself, but I can spell "comeuppance" right on the first try.

1
Day 54 Admits it Has a Problem 3:02

1d ago3:02

3:02

It's not often that we notice a habit as it's forming. Hopefully this will help me address it.

1
Day 53 Comes to a Conclusion 3:26

13d ago3:26

3:26

A conclusion on a specific question, not the conclusion of the experiment. Apologies if I scared you/got your hopes up.

1
Day 52 Has Entered The Chat 4:23

16d ago4:23

4:23

If you're a comedy fan in the Midwest, you should know about Underground Comedy in Des Moines, IA. https://www.instagram.com/undergroundcomedydsm/ Also, fuck flying cars. Actually, fuck cars in general. Public transit and bike/walking/wheelchair accessible communities forever.

1
Day 51 Gets Things Done 3:11

17d ago3:11

3:11

I see you doing that difficult thing. Keep going. Michèle Voillequé is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California. Her podcast, Can't Wait To Hear You, is at https://cantwaittohearyou.com, and her website is https://mvmusik.com.

1
Smug Criminals! 1:06:41

5d ago1:06:41

1:06:41

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 17 “Canamar,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. Archer confesses he's a criminal, Trip gets stuck next to That Guy on a long flight, and while T'Pol is in charge, everyone does their jobs competently. Is this the first Enterprise mirror universe episode? No, it's just another day …

1
50 Days of Cope 4:57

18d ago4:57

4:57

If days were years, this podcast would now be as old as I am.

1
Lake Xochimilco, Native Wetlands and Artificial Habitats 32:07

14d ago32:07

32:07

Today, we’re diving into one of the most iconic and critically endangered species in the world: the axolotl. These amphibians, native only to Mexico’s Lake Xochimilco, are facing increasing threats from pollution, habitat loss, and climate change. But today, we’ll be exploring an innovative and hopeful approach: combining restored native wetlands a…

1
Day 49 Serves As A Reminder 3:01

19d ago3:01

3:01

Your ideas, insights, thoughts, and feelings are all welcome. Thank you for existing.

1
Every Day 48 Parses The Terms 3:30

20d ago3:30

3:30

Musing on what to do if I'm too tired to record something at the end of the day.

1
Day 47 Folds Like Dick Durbin 1:08

21d ago1:08

1:08

At some point, if you keep falling for the scam, it becomes your fault.

1
Day 46 Goes Without Saying 1:48

22d ago1:48

1:48

I have nothing nice to say about mosquitos, especially in November.

1
Day 45... In Bed! 1:15

23d ago1:15

1:15

Don't sleep on this one (like I almost did).

1
Day 44 Is Only an Illusion 2:20

24d ago2:20

2:20

NASA on why the Moon looks bigger when it's near the horizon. Spoiler alert: we don't really know. https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/the-moon-illusion-why-does-the-moon-look-so-big-sometimes/

1
Second Contact: Future Imperfect! 35:28

23d ago35:28

35:28

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 16 “Future Tense,” now that Maria and Bill have watched it. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Future Imperfect!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. We now have merch! Show your lo…

1
Day 43 Wants Fries With That 3:25

25d ago3:25

3:25

The Wikipedia article on Coin Problems, including the McNugget Number, is at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_problem#McNugget_numbers

1
Day 42 In Deep Thought 3:03

26d ago3:03

3:03

For additional interesting things about the number 42, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42_(number)

1
Day 41 Phones It In 1:16

27d ago1:16

1:16

Some nights, you have to be okay with the bare minimum.

1
40 Days (and 40 Nights?) 5:55

28d ago5:55

5:55

Armchair philosophy alert!

1
The Long And Short of Day 39 0:59

29d ago0:59

0:59

I'm Falling Back in classic middle-aged style; going to bed early and being awoken in the morning by pets who don't recognize the primacy of clock time.

1
Day 38 Opts Back In 2:04

30d ago2:04

2:04

My client Randi Rubenstein and her podcast Mastermind Parenting are at https://mastermindparenting.com/randi-rubenstein-podcast/

1
37 Days, 50 Years 2:52

1M ago2:52

2:52

I don't have anything profound or insightful, or even particularly entertaining, to say about living for half a century. It sure beats the alternative.

1
Future Imperfect! 1:47:23

1M ago1:47:23

1:47:23

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 16 “Future Tense,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. The Enterprise discovers a ship that can travel through time and is bigger on the inside, and yet this is somehow not a Doctor Who crossover. Rikermendations: Bill: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski and The Cheese Monkeys …

1
Every Day 36 Knows That Smell 4:52

1M ago4:52

4:52

Hot Tub Mommy: Do All Moms Swear This Much? by Nicole Lance, narrated by Nicole Lance, directed and edited by me.

1
Every Day 35 Regrets The Error 5:07

1M ago5:07

5:07

Why do we tend to focus on our mistakes to the exclusion of the things we do well?

1
Every Day 34 Rinses and Repeats 1:54

1M ago1:54

1:54

Our weekly ritual of lamenting the late Monday continues.

1
Every Day 33 Wants Better Benchmarks 7:40

1M ago7:40

7:40

Do you ever feel like your life is one long string of failures? Me too! Let's talk about why that's absolute bullshit.

1
Every Day 32 Is Just Teasing 1:28

1M ago1:28

1:28

An episode teasing another, as yet unrecorded episode? Can they (I) even do that?

1
Every Day 31 Regrets to Inform You 2:01

1M ago2:01

2:01

Listen and subscribe to Enterprisesplaining at https://enterprisesplaining.captivate.fm/listen

1
Every Day For (a Particular Value of) a Month 8:04

1M ago8:04

8:04

Don't mind me, just over here being vulnerable and transparent about my mistakes. Thanks to the following for the sound effects used in this episode: https://pixabay.com/users/freesound_community-46691455/ https://pixabay.com/users/dragon-studio-38165424/ https://pixabay.com/users/floraphonic-38928062/…

1
Second Contact: Vulcans Have No Balls! 1:15:23

1M ago1:15:23

1:15:23

This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 15 “Cease Fire,” now that Jamie, Bill, and Maria have watched it. Joining us this week to discuss this episode is Elaine from the Monkeeing Around podcast A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Vulcans Have No Balls,…

1
Every Day 29 Has a Recommendation 2:11

1M ago2:11

2:11

Racist slurs, naughty words, and how dictionary editors define them, from NPR's Code Switch podcast.

1
Every Day 28 is Narrowcasting 1:58

1M ago1:58

1:58

This episode is aimed at a very specific target audience. She knows who she is.

1
Every Day 27 Gets Cubist 2:00

1M ago2:00

2:00

My sincerest apologies to the number 8, the unjustly neglected first cube number whose day I let pass without acknowledging its cubicity. Between that and having to hang out next to the cannibal 7, it's having a rough go.